Undergraduate Course: Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems (SCIL08005)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sociology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/sociol |
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| Course description |
This course is designed to explore sociological thinking with regard to a number of issues of contemporary concern. Topics will include risk, aspects of post modernity, intimate relations, sociology of the body, the rise of the image, and emerging forms of inequality. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. George Square Lecture Theatre |
| Additional information |
One hour tutorials over ten weeks and starting in Week 2 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- understand certain key sociological concepts, particularly those bearing on contemporary society;
- further explore the relationship between sociological argument and evidence. |
Assessment Information
| One 1500 word essay (40%), one two-hour exam (60%). Students are required to pass the exam to pass the course. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Aditya Bharadwaj
Tel: (0131 6)51 3861
Email: Adi.Bharadwaj@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs June Connor
Tel: (0131 6)50-4001
Email: june.e.connor@ed.ac.uk |
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